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Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung on December 24 wished Catholic dignitaries and followers in Thai Ha Parish in Hanoi a merry, happy Christmas.

Christmas greetings were extended to Catholic dignitaries and followers in central Thua Thien-Hue province and Da Nang city, and northern Ha Nam province by senior officials on December 23.

Head of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs Vu Chien Thang and authorities of the central Thua Thien-Hue province visited and extended Christmas greetings to dignitaries of the Hue Archdiocese on December 20.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan extended Christmas greetings to the Catholic community while visiting the Catholic Diocese of Xuan Loc in the southern province of Dong Nai on December 19.

Secretary of the Party Central Committee and President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Tran Thanh Man paid a visit and delivered Christmas greetings to the Diocese of Phu Cuong in the southern province of Binh Duong on December 19.

Politburo member and Secretary of Hanoi’s Party Committee Hoang Trung Hai and Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung have extended Christmas greetings to Catholic dignitaries and followers in the capital city.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan on December 19 visited and extended Christmas greetings to Auxiliary Bishop of Ho Chi Minh City Archdiocese Do Manh Hung and local Catholic dignitaries and followers.

The Central Highlands province of Kon Tum organised 19 delegations to visit local religious dignitaries on December 17-18, on the occasion of the upcoming Christmas celebrations.

Party and administration officials in Ho Chi Minh City and the Mekong Delta province of An Giang extended their Christmas greetings to local Evangelical churches on December 18.

A delegation from the Ministry of Home Affairs led by Minister Le Vinh Tan visited and extended Christmas greetings on December 17 to bishops and priests of Long Xuyen Diocese and Catholic followers in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang.

Truong Thi Mai, head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Mass Mobilisation, on December 15 extended her Christmas greetings to Catholic dignitaries and followers in the northern province of Nam Dinh.

Secretary of the Party Central Committee and President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Tran Thanh Man has sent his best wishes to all Christians in the country, ahead of the 2018 Christmas season and the 2019 New Year celebrations.

Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee Tran Thanh Man and other Party and State officials visited the Hanoi Archdiocese and the Evangelical Church of Vietnam (North) on December 12 on the occasion of the upcoming Christmas.

Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh visited and extended Christmas greetings to Catholic and Protestant dignitaries and followers in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai on December 23.

President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee Tran Thanh Man visited and extended Christmas greetings to Catholic and Protestant dignitaries and followers in southern localities on December 22.

Deputy Director of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Mass Mobilisation Nguyen Lam extended X'mas and New Year greetings to Catholic dignitaries and followers in the Ninh Binh and Nam Dinh.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan spoke highly of the active role and contributions of the Catholic community to the national building and development cause.

Standing Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh wished Catholic dignitaries and followers a merry Christmas while visiting the Archdiocese of Hanoi on December 15.

President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Tran Thanh Man extended Christmas greetings to Catholic dignitaries and followers in the diocese of Long Xuyen in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang on November 26.

On Dec. 23, Vietnamese leaders shared the Christmas joy with Catholics and Protestants nationwide, offering the best wishes to them on this occasion.